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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Georgia

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4.1% Jobs Projection
$39,070 Median Salary
5,220 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Georgia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Georgia is growing slower than average.

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Georgia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Work in Georgia?

In Georgia, there were 37,130 people working as Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in the year 2018.

There were 39,360 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,230 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 20,140 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks working in it, which means Georgia has more Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks than average.

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in this state are growing at a rate of 4.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.5%.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 5,220 annual job openings, and a total of 46,720 jobs for Georgia Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 186,400 annual jobs and 1,705,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Make in Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks ranged from $24,150 to $59,170 with $39,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.61 to $28.45. The median hourly rate was $18.78.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.3 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.48.

The median salary in Georgia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Georgia Metros for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 23,510 $41,670
Chattanooga, TN-GA 2,670 $36,230
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 1,840 $33,170
Savannah, GA 1,430 $36,320
Columbus, GA-AL 990 $36,110
Athens-Clarke County, GA 830 $34,050
Macon, GA 750 $37,530
Gainesville, GA 650 $40,980
Albany, GA 520 $38,410
Dalton, GA 460 $39,080
Valdosta, GA 430 $33,980
Warner Robins, GA 400 $34,080
Brunswick, GA 350 $38,860
Rome, GA 270 $36,900
Hinesville, GA 110 $31,200

Top States for Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Employment

View the list below to see where most Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 186,970 $46,340
Texas 131,250 $39,870
New York 104,580 $44,150
Florida 97,300 $37,610
Pennsylvania 55,360 $39,270
Ohio 54,850 $38,470
Illinois 50,800 $40,760
North Carolina 46,570 $38,550
Massachusetts 45,570 $46,180
New Jersey 43,380 $46,440
Virginia 41,690 $41,270
Michigan 37,490 $37,810
Wisconsin 37,260 $37,180
Georgia 37,130 $39,070
Washington 31,970 $44,450
Minnesota 31,110 $43,510
Tennessee 30,480 $38,330
Missouri 29,760 $36,780
Indiana 27,970 $36,990
Colorado 27,560 $41,820

Below are the states where Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $54,040
Alaska $47,720
Connecticut $46,860
New Jersey $46,440
California $46,340
Massachusetts $46,180
Washington $44,450
Maryland $44,420
Delaware $44,410
New York $44,150

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